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They Cry: Book Two of a Pitiless Rain, a Chronicle of the Black Company

by Glen Cook

Magic, intrigue, and shifting power in the Black Company’s latest arc

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Magic, intrigue, and shifting power in the Black Company’s latest arc

Returning to An Abode of Raven, Arkana and Shukrat find their newly acquired magical abilities bringing both possibilities and danger, as political and supernatural plots gather around them. Elsewhere, the Steadfast Guardian’s curiosity strains his remaining humanity, while Soulcatcher schemes from confinement. These threads converge against a broader threat on Hsien, where forces are moving against the Black Company and the balance of power beyond it. As the second volume of A Pitiless Rain, They Cry continues the series’ military-fantasy saga through intertwined dangers, uneasy alliances, and the uncertain future of the Company.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers following the Chronicles of the Black Company, especially the A Pitiless Rain arc.
  • Fans of adult military fantasy involving magic, political schemes, and supernatural threats.

Themes

Power and its consequencesPolitical and supernatural intrigueHumanity under pressureLoyalty and shifting alliances

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Book overview

From Glen Cook, the godfather of Grimdark himself, They Cry is the second book in a brand new arc of his groundbreaking Chronicles of the Black Company--an epic fantasy series with millions of copies in print.

In this second volume of the Chronicles of the Black Company saga, A Pitiless Rain, Arkana and Shukrat return to An Abode of Raven imbued with powerful magic that they've barely begun to grasp. These powers allow them to do things they've never imagined, but have also opened them up to intrigue and murderous plots--both political and supernatural--that only they can contend with. The Land of Unknown Shadows has truly lived up to its name.

Meanwhile, the new Steadfast Guardian's boundless curiosity has stretched him near his limits, putting at risk the demigod-once-known-as-Croaker's remaining humanity. The only thing keeping him anchored are the misadventures of his adopted daughters, and the scheming Soulcatcher, doing all she can to escape her prison, or failing that, annoy him into releasing her.

Something dark and dangerous is brewing on Hsien, with powerful forces making moves against the Black Company that would change the balance of power on this plane and beyond. And the only ones who could stand in their way are a distracted demigod and the self-proclaimed "Wild Witches" and their shadowy friends.

The future of the Black Company has never been more uncertain.

Chronicles of The Black Company
The Black Company (The First Chronicle)
Shadows Linger (The Second Chronicle)
The White Rose (The Third Chronicle)
The Silver Spike
Shadow Games (The First Book of the South)
Dreams of Steel (The Second Book of the South)
Bleak Seasons (Book One of Glittering Stone)
She Is the Darkness (Book Two of Glittering Stone)
Water Sleeps (Book Three of Glittering Stone)
Soldiers Live (Book Four of Glittering Stone)
Port of Shadows
Lies Weeping (Book One of A Pitiless Rain)
They Cry (Book Two of A Pitiless Rain)

Omnibus editions:
Chronicles of the Black Company
(comprising The Black Company, Shadows Linger, and The White Rose)
The Books of the South
(comprising Shadow Games, Dreams of Steel, and The Silver Spike)
Return of the Black Company
(comprising Bleak Seasons and She Is the Darkness)
The Many Deaths of the Black Company
(comprising Water Sleeps and Soldiers Live)

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